Railway and rail-support therefor.



W. L. DE REMER.

RAILWAY ANDRAIL SUPPORT THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4, 1907.

Pateilted Nov. 30, 1909.

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RAILWAY AND RAIL-SUPPORT THEREFOR.

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To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. DE REMER,

a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railways and Rail- Supports Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to that class of railway -rail supporting plates or tie plates which are made in two sections adapted to be adjusted with relation to each other and secured together so as to connect the rails on opposite sides of the track and enable them to be adjusted and rigidly supported in uniform and enduring parallel position upon the ties to which they are secured.

In the art to which this invention relates it is well known that the safety and efiiciency of a railway as well as the facility and economy with which locomotive engines and trains may be operated thereon, depend in a large measure upon the accuracy with which the rails are laid, particularly as to their parallel position and their alinement or evenness, and the degree of rigidity, security and strength with which they are supported in position and secured to the ties or other structure. It is also well known that when the rails are laid upon the ordinary tie plates known to the art or directly upon the ties, spreading of the rails and irregularities or unequal elevations and depressions in the rails or track are liable to occur, particularly where one or the other rail is subjected to more than its proportionate share of the stresses and strains which both rails should sustain. The lives of passengers and crews are thus endangered and the facility and economy in the operation of trains as well as the degree of speed and the load carrying capacity are decreased. It is very desirable that means be provided whereby the above objections and disadvantages may be overcome 0r minimized.

The principal object of this invention, therefore, is to provide a simple, economical and eflicient railway and rail-support or tieplate therefor; and to provide means for enabling the rails to be adjusted with the desired degree of accuracy and durably supported in proper parallel relation; to provide means for connecting the rails on opposite sides of the track in such a manner as to minimize or prevent spreading, or in such a manner that lateral strains upon one Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 4, 1907.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Serial No. 360,382.

rail when sufficient to tend to move it laterally will be communicated to the other or opposite rail so that their parallel position will be maintained; and to provide suitable means for securing the connected rails and the adjustable sections of the rail-supports or tie-plates to the ties or other structure so as to form a rigid strong and durable track and enable the re-alinement of the rails or straightening of the track to be accomplished with facility and economy.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from an examination of the drawings and the following description and claims.

The invention consists in the features, combinations and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a railway provided with rail-supports constructed in accordance with my improvements; Fig. 2, a plan view in detail of one of the rail-supporting or tie-plates, showing the means for adjusting and locking together the relatively movable or adjustable rail-supporting sections; and Fig. 3, a side elevation of the supporting-plate or tie-plate shown in Fig. 2, mounted in position upon a tie and with rails secured in position thereon.

In constructing a railway having rail-supporting plates or tieplates made in accordance with my improvements, I provide the desired number of rail-supporting plates or tieplates, each of which is mounted upon a tie b, or upon any suitable supporting structure, such as an elevatedrailway structure or bridge. These rail-supporting plates are all preferably of identical construction and mode of operation, and it is therefore deemed necessary to describe but one in detail in order to enable those skilled in the art to understand, construct and use the invention.

Each supporting-plate or tie-plate is formed in two sections a and (Z which are adjustable with relation to each other, and each of which is provided with one or more rail retaining shoulders c which extend parallel with the rails 7 the sides edges of which such shoulders are adapted to engage. Depending retaining ribs 51 extend along the under side of each rail-supporting section, longitudinally of the plate and tie and transversely of the rails, and are adapted to be embedded in the ties for the purpose of tions of the rails to be mounted on each section may be varied as circumstances may require. Both sections of each rail-supporting plate are provided at their inner adjacent ends with upwardly extending studs or arms h, each having a perforation through which extends an adjusting screw or bolt 2', each end of which is threaded and has a nut j in threaded engagement therewith on each side of the corresponding stud or arm h. A split elastic washer or locking member it: is provided for at least each outer nut for preventing it from accidentally becoming loosened. The sections of each rail-supporting plate have overlapping portions Z and we each of which is provided with an elongated slot 0. These slots in the respective overlapping portions extend at right angles to each other and in oblique relation to the plate and rails, and are in position to register with or cross each other. Through the registering portions of these slots extends a headed and threaded bolt 7), having a nut q in threaded engagement therewith, for locking the sections in position after they have been properly adjusted by means of the adjusting screw or bolt, and securely connected by means of such adjusting screw and nut mechanism in position to hold the rails the desired distance apart and in parallel rela tion to each other.

In order to provide means for securely holding the plates and rails rigidly in position upon the ties, after they have been adjusted as above suggested, each section is provided with spike-holes 7' on opposite sides of the rail-bearing portions of the railsupporting plates, in position to admit retaining spikes s which engage the bottom flanges or bases of the respective rails and hold both plates and rails in position upon the ties. The sections of the supportingplates are also provided with perforations t through which screws a are driven into the ties, after the plates and rails have been adjusted to the desired positions.

Washers a; of insulating material are interposed between the adjusting screw and nuts and the adjacent surfaces of the respective sections of the rail-supporting plate, and also between the bolt and nut and the overlapping inner end portions of the sections, so that the rails on opposite sides of the track are properly insulated from each other.

I claim 1. A rail-supporting plate formed in two sections having overlapping end portions each provided with an oblique slot extending across and at an angle to the slot in the adjacent overlapping portion, a bolt mounted in such slots and provided with a nut for securing the sections of the plate together, and means for securing the plate to a tie.

2. A rail-supporting plate formed in two sections having perforated overlapping end portions, a bolt extending through the perforated overlapping end portions, an adjusting screw extending longitudinally of the plate and forming a connection between the respective sections thereof, and means for securing the plate to a tie.

VILLIAM L. DE REMER.

Witnesses:

C. J. HUMPI-IREYS, S. HUNTER MIoHAELs. 

